You IM (instant message), you blog, you take pictures, you publish, you podcast, you transact, you distance learn, you telemedicine.
It's typing your friend and send them or drop them a song and, you know, through IM or however you do it, whatever blog you might read especially for this kind of music, it's everything.
If someone instant messages you while you're online, go ahead and IM back if you want.
But while receiving the right email or IM can save you time, it can also cause problems.
Digital Lifestyles tried one out, and came away impressed, both by the Siemens S440 handset they tried out (which, of course, still works without Skype), and by the M34, which, in addition to Skype, allows you to IM with your phone, and even control your PC to some extent (so that, for example, you can use your phone as an iTunes remote).
You don't have that kind of flexibility with IM, nor do I think should you - it's just the wrong medium for that kind of interaction.
ENGADGET: Interview with David E. Weekly, Founder of Coceve and www.IMsmarter.com
When you receive an urgent message, AwayFind will notify you with a call, SMS, IM, DM (Twitter), or delegate the message to someone you specify.
Future versions of the software could serve as a launching place for Google communications: Open up the sidebar, click on a contact name, and you can e-mail, IM or call them.
At the Web 2.0 summit in San Francisco, Microsoft showed how Bing can let you play games in search, IM people in Windows or Facebook a the same time, plan air travel, even choose and watch television or listen to music.
Well, you know, I mean, Im a huge fan of old-fashioned country music, like Kitty Wells and that sort of thing, but Im not sure why I get pigeonholed into country music because I have always had a very energetic rock band.
So my message to Congress is thank you and congratulations on authorizing Ex-Im Bank to continue on its extraordinary mission.
But you know, I - as much Im an - a huge fan of Paris, I also think that people dont often get time alone - that time alone is really a luxury, when you can kind of clear the docket and say, oh my gosh, what is this mess all about, and really get back to the essentials.
Since the Cingular network is so fast (and the Causerie IM client can be set to check for messages as frequently as you like) he's able to receive messages from work in near-real time.
Just to give you a couple of examples, Boeing relied on support from the Ex-Im Bank to strike a deal selling more than 200 planes to one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world.
You can visit HHS.gov today to connect with a smoking cessation expert via IM or phone, use the online step-by-step quit guide, or sign up for SmokefreeTXT a texted based smoking cessation program.
Email is good at some things that IM is not, like composing a long, thoughtful reply, writing poetry or essays, or really anything where you need more than the granularity of a single line of text in which to compose your thoughts.
ENGADGET: Interview with David E. Weekly, Founder of Coceve and www.IMsmarter.com
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